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Monday, July 10, 2017

Fuchsia Song 7” (Fruits de Mer Records Crustaean 80)

This is a double 7” including songs
from 1967 to the present by Tony Durant, the main man from the band, Fuchsia. I
am not at all familiar with the original band or cult album that came out in
1971.There are 7 tracks, two per side
except side 2, which features the 8min track, The Nothing Song. Look at the Sun
start things off with a low fi sound and vibe, a chorus that builds up like the
song Stepping Stone. Apparently this is a track from a 1967 acetate! Cool. The
Band, is a new song, the voice, 50 years later is aged for sure! Lots of
strange instrumentation with a small section of classical music thrown in, like
the Beatles would do. This is a very happy song. The Nothing Song is 8mins in
length and again features a string and horn section like the old Moody Blues
but then it shifts back and forth from a cool groovy track to this Moodies like
sound. Very cool song with a lot of parts, including some violin focused parts
(you can hear it below). Piper at the Gates of Time, nothing like pink Floyd,
but another really catchy and cool tune, again with some violin and
orchestration. Fuchsia song is a happy track with a really nice guitar line
with a folky countryside vibe. Box of Destiny is a more laid back again the
violin plays a key role. A slide or pedal steel solo was an interesting
surprise.

The
final track, Just Another Song, again features some more country folk influence. The
release coincides with Tony putting the band together for a couple of gigs set
up by the label in August. A few of these will be available at the gigs.. The 7” will also come with a cool reproduction
of an original paper programme for a gig by the Ottawa Music Company in the
60s.. Great release.

About Me

I am a research scientist doing Diabetes research and I do music journalism on the side and have been writing about music for 28 years now. I also lead an all improvised psychedelic space rock band called the Øresund Space Collective. I also am an avid collector of music.